After fighting and retreating, they came to the wall. Finally, they no longer had to be attacked on all sides. Yun Ye whispered to Hong Wan: "You protect the military advisor, and I will kill the two leaders." After saying that, he jumped up.
At this moment, the sound of a gong clearing the way came from the distance.
Zhahuang's expression changed, and he let out a roar, and several villains and the officer fled. The subordinates were stunned for a moment, stopped one after another, and looked at the officer's running back in bewilderment.
Soon, a group of people came galloping over, headed by officials from the Ministry of Punishment and the Supervision Department. They had just entered the city on the agreed date. They heard the people talking about the chaos here, and everyone was afraid that it was related to the military division, so they rushed there immediately.
come over.
He Ran didn't have time to say more to them, so he ordered Hong Wan: "Hurry and hunt down the two bastards leading the charge."
Looking at the more than 200 personal guards who were on guard, He Ran felt confident that with these 200 people alone, even if the defenders of Dongzhi City rebelled together, they would not be afraid.
All the officials were shocked after hearing Yun Ye's story. They all asked the military advisor to leave the city temporarily and quickly mobilized surrounding troops to prevent any unexpected events.
He Ran shook his head slightly and sent an order: "Retreat to the east gate and defend the city." Then he took out the military talisman and handed it to the herald, ordering him to quickly mobilize the troops from the surrounding cities to rush for reinforcements.
The guard of the east gate couldn't help but panic when he saw the adults who had just entered the city leaving and returning. The Minister of Punishment shouted loudly: "The military advisor has an order. You must get out of the east gate quickly and guard on all sides!"
Hearing that the military advisor was actually here, the guard didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly led the soldiers down the tower.
He Ran stopped him and said, "Go and send a message to An Li, the patrol envoy of Zhongzhou, Zuo Cui, the city guard, and the city's governor to come see me."
Seeing the man's aura, the guard thought he must be a military advisor. He saluted and promised in fear, and quickly ran towards the city.
After going up to the tower, He Ran felt unbearable pain in his back. The accompanying military doctor hurriedly bandaged him to stop the bleeding. Ming Qin Chaduo couldn't help but cry beside him, still lingering.
He Ran endured the pain and smiled at her and said, "It's nothing to do with the flesh wounds. Don't worry."
After the bandaging was completed, He Ran sat on the seat on the road with a livid face. The officials on both sides stared at the official road below with burning eyes, waiting for the arrival of the officials from Dongzhi City.
The one who was stabbed was already dead. He Ran called the other two over and asked, "Have you found anything these days?"
One person reported: "The people here have been threatened and dare not talk about the Bai brothers. We bribed a few bold people with money. According to them, the wealthy businessman Jinhu has friends with the government and has always bullied the market. He clearly wants to
He bought Bai Er's house with seventy taels of silver, but privately he only gave seventy taels of silver, and said he would pay the rest later. Naturally, the Bai brothers refused to do it, so Jinhu ordered his slaves to beat the Bai brothers.
People rose up to resist, resulting in murders."
Another person reported: "We have verified that at least nine officials in Dongzhi City have accepted bribes from Jin Hu. The officialdom is full of filth. Many dignitaries of the former dynasty who have committed many evil deeds have not only not been punished, but have bought official positions, and continue to
On the evil side."
He Ran said calmly: "There is no need to hide the scandals in your Supervision Department. With such filth, the Zhongzhou Inspection Department cannot escape its involvement. You have not heard anything, right?"
The two men looked at each other and reported: "Based on the situation we have discovered, the Inspection Department has been doing nothing. Some people have reported that they are collaborating with the Dongzhi City government to corrupt the officials and protect each other."
"This is obvious." He Ran pointed to the left courtyard of the Supervision Department, "Go and report it in detail to your master, the left courtyard."
Fu Xi from the Zuoyuan looked extremely ugly and ordered his subordinates to take the two of them aside for detailed questioning.
After waiting for less than a cup of tea, the city guard Zuo Cui arrived in a panic. He had heard that the military advisor was almost killed in the city. He ran up to the tower and saw this posture. His legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, his face turned ashen.
I can't even tell.
He Ran said coldly: "Master Zuo, it seems that you have been convicted?"
Zuo Cui said in a trembling voice: "The lower official governs poorly and fails to eliminate evil. As a result, the military advisor is in danger in Dongzhi territory. The lower official will be punished with death!"
He Ran snorted coldly and said, "So you don't know the crime yet."
At this time, the city was under the jurisdiction of Zhongyu, and An Li, the inspector of Zhongzhou, arrived one after another. Seeing Zuo Cui kneeling on the ground, they both knelt down involuntarily.
He Ran took a look at Zhongyu's clothes and said, "Are you from Dongzhi City?"
Zhongyu hurriedly replied: "Yes, I'm going to be the official Zhongyu."
He Ran stared at him and asked, "Who was the perpetrator just now?"
At this time, Zhong Yan, who was interrogating the villains, happened to come over. Seeing that Zhongyu couldn't answer, he said, "One is Zhahuang, and the one who leads the troops is a leader named Jianjia." Then he leaned into He Ran's ear and said, "
The man whose wrist was cut off was Zao Huang's best friend, and he had already confessed. Zao Huang and Jian Jia were sworn brothers. Both of Zao Huang's younger brothers joined the Shun Army and died in the war one after another. Therefore, he was against the military advisor.
I am so filled with hatred that I came across an opportunity this time and want to risk my life to avenge my two younger brothers."
He Ran nodded slightly. He had known that these people would not act like this if there was no reason.
When he heard that his subordinates were responsible for the murder, Zhongyu's face immediately turned pale.
He Ran said: "You are really good at leading troops, and your men are all very brave."
Zhongyu stammered: "Xiaguan...Xiaguan doesn't know, these two people...these two people..."
He Ran interrupted sharply: "Hurry up and arrest him!"
Zhongyu agreed, but his legs were too weak to stand up. He turned around and climbed two steps before he could stand up and staggered away.
An Li, the patrolman kneeling beside him, couldn't help but shudder when he saw the military advisor's eyes turned to him. Relying on his familiarity with the military advisor, he squeezed out a smile and said, "I didn't know that the military advisor was here in person. I didn't arrive in time."
I would like to ask the military advisor to forgive me. This is not the place to speak. Please move to the government office."
He Ran looked at him with a smile and said: "You don't dare to do this. Although I have been in the military for many years and have seen countless dangerous battles, I am quite courageous. But the Dongzhi City you have managed is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. I have already experienced the power of it."
The blood has not stopped from the sword in the back, how dare you go in again?"
An Li lowered her head guiltily.
He Ran raised his voice and said: "Mr. An, because of your loyalty, the king has entrusted you with the important task of patrolling the five cities in Zhongzhou. You have done nothing to disgrace the king, have you?"
A layer of sweat broke out on An Li's forehead, and his body began to tremble slightly.
He Ran looked at Zuo Cui again and said: "Think about it, should you tell the general when you go back, or should you confess your crime here? You all know that the crimes I commit against people rarely implicate the nine tribes.
But if you try to make me too exhausted, then don’t blame me for being ruthless."
Hearing this, Zuo Cui knelt down and took two steps, trembling all over and saying, "I plead guilty, I plead guilty!"
He Ran said coldly: "You'd better think it all before speaking, so as not to be found out by me that you have something to hide." Then he ordered the officials of the Supervision Department, "Let him stay first and let him write down all his guilt."
After taking Zuo Cui into custody, he turned to An Li again, "What about you?"
An Li saw that Zuo Cui had surrendered and it was useless to carry him to death. He said sadly: "I want to see the king."
He Ran shook his head and said: "It's beyond my expectation. How can you have the face to see the king?"
An Li knew he was going to die, so he stopped kneeling, sat sideways on the ground, looked at him and said: "I took some bribes, but in the past, what I did was still an upright official, and of course I was worthy of meeting the king.
If you have the guts, let me impeach you in person. Your New Deal has made it impossible for anyone in office to survive. Do you think all the adults here really support the New Deal? They are just forced to succumb to your influence.
That’s it!”
When Zhong Zong saw that his words were rude, he stepped forward and took action.
He Ran raised his hand to stop him, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Oh? Is that so?" As he spoke, his eyes swept over the officials standing on both sides.
Fu Xi, the left courtyard of the Supervision Department, said with disdain: "If you still say such things at this time, you have lost the face of the Supervision Department. Don't think that everyone is as greedy for money as you. Most of the Supervision Department from Mr. Kou on down is clean."
Yes, this is the first time I’ve seen you like this.”
Qi Yan, the Minister of Punishment, snorted and said: "Mr. An, you'd better not bring me into the blame. I don't dare to speak nonsense about others. Qi Yan was just a small official before, but he performed his duties and rose to the rank of Minister step by step. I am grateful for the court's kindness. Every day
I am afraid to make mistakes, I dare not mention my talents, but I dare to talk about integrity, and I wholeheartedly support the New Deal. Although I have little talent and knowledge, I also know that when it comes to benefiting the people, there has never been a person who has been dedicated to the New Deal.
All the people will support the New Deal, and the colleagues around me all think so."
The officials from the Ministry of Punishment all nodded in agreement, and the officials from the Supervision Department also looked at An Li with sneers.
An Li laughed wildly and said: "Under his influence, you will naturally say this, no coward!"
He Ran looked at him coldly and said: "To judge a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart means you are the kind of person who considers your own heart. You think all officials in the world have dirty hearts."
"Do you dare to let me go to see the king?" An Li asked, squinting.
He Ran showed a smile on his face and said: "How dare you do this? Since you feel that there is nothing wrong with your actions, then write down everything that needs to be written first. It is best not to hide anything, so as not to investigate it in the future.
You will even lose the king's face when you come out. You dare to take responsibility. You won't refuse this, right?"
An Li's chest heaved violently, and he thought for a while and said: "I dare to take responsibility for what I have done, and I will never admit it even to death if others frame it."
He Ran said with a smile: "You feel guilty after listening to this. You are framed. Only those who always think about framed others are always on guard against others framed. If you really concealed the matter of corruption and perversion of the law, I will give you all the personal and material evidence."
If you find them all, then whether or not your nine clans will be punished will depend on the degree of your guilt. Don't blame me for not giving you a chance."
An Li stared straight at the ground, biting her lips, and it seemed that she was making a difficult trade-off in her heart.
He Ran said to Qi Yan, the Minister of Punishment: "Leave his affairs to your Punishment Department. Although I don't doubt the gentlemen of the Supervision Department, it's better to avoid him."
Qi Yan accepted the order and asked his men to take An Li down for custody.
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